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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )