"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.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up