"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.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.