"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.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.