"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.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.