"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.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.