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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.