"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.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )