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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.