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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.