"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.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.