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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.