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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.