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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.