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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.