"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.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Depend on ( নির্ভর করা ) Success depends on hard work.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.