"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.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.