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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home