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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )