"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.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.