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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.