"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.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Justice to ( ন্যায় বিচার ) We should do justice to everybody.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.