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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.