"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.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.