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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.