"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.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.