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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.