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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.