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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.