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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.