"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.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.