"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.