"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.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.