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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.