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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.