"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.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.