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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.