"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.