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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.