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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.