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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.