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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.