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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )