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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.

Idioms:

  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.