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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.