"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.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Part with ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) She parted with the ring.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.