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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.