"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.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )