"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.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • 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
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.