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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Dislike for ( অপছন্দ ) He has dislike for dogs.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.