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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.