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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.