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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly