"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.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.

Idioms:

  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.