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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.