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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.