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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.