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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.