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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.