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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.