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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.