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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.

Idioms:

  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.