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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.