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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Feel for ( সহানুভূতি অনুভব করা ) I feel for you in your trouble.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )