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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.

Idioms:

  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.