"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.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.