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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?