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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )