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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.