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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?

Idioms:

  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.