"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.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.