"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.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )