"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.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.