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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.