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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up