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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.