"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.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.