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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.