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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.