"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.