"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.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.