"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.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.

Idioms:

  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.