"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.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.