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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.