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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.