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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up