"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.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.