"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.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.