"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.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.