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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.