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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.