"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.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )