"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.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.