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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )