"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.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.