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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.