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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )