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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home