"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.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • 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.