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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.