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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.