"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.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.