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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.