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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )