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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.