"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.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.