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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.