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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.