"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.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.