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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.