"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.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.