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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.