"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.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.