"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.