"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.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.