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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.