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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.