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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.