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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide