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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Null and void ( বাতিল ) The deed has been null and void now.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.