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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.