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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.