"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.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )