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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.

Idioms:

  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.