"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.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.