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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.