"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.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.