"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.
  • Provide with ( সরবরাহ করা (কোন জিনিস) ) I provide (supply) him with food.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.