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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.