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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.