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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.