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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.