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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.

Idioms:

  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.