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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.