"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.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.

Idioms:

  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.