"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.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Vexed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is vexed with me at my conduct.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )