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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.

Idioms:

  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.