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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.