"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.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.