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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.

Idioms:

  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.