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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.