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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.