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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • 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.