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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )