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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.