"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.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.