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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.