"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.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.

Idioms:

  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.