"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.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.