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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.