"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.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.