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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.