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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.