"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.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.