"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.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.