"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.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.