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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.

Idioms:

  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.