"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.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.