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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.