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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.