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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.