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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.