"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.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )