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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )