"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.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.