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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.

Idioms:

  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.