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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )