"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.