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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.