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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.