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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.