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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.