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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.