"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.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.