"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.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family