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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.

Idioms:

  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.