"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.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Made of ( তৈরি ) This ring is made of gold.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.