"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.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Trust to ( বিশ্বাস করা (ব্যক্তি) ) You may trust the work to me.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.