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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.