"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.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Composed of ( তৈরি ) Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.