"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.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.