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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )