"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.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.

Idioms:

  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.