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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.