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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel