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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.