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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.