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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.