"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.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.