"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.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.