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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.