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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.