"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.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.