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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.