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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.