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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Interfere in ( হস্তক্ষেপ করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) Do not interfere in my job.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist