"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.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.