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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.