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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.