"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.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.