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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.