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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.