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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.