"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.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.