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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather