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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.