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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.