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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.