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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.