"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.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.