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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.