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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story