"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.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.