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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.