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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.