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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )