"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.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.