"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.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.