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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.