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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.