"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.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.