"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.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather