"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.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.