"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 for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.