"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.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )