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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.