"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.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.