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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.