"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.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.