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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • 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.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.