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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.