"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.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.