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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.