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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.