"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.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.