"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.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.