"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.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Yield to ( আত্মসমর্পণ করা ) He Yielded to his enemy.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.