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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.