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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.