"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.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.