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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.