"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.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )