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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )