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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.