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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.