"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.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.