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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.