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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.