"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.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.