"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.

Idioms:

  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel