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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.