"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.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.