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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )