"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.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.