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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.