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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.