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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.