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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.