"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.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )