"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.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake