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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story