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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.