"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.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.