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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.