"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.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • walk in someone shoes ( কারো অভিজ্ঞতা বা অবস্থানে থাকা বোঝায় ) When you walk in my shoes, you might understand.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.