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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.