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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.