"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.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.