"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.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home