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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.