"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.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story