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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.