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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.