"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.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.