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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.