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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.