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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.