"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.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.