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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.