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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.