"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.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • 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
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.