"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.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.
  • Complain to ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.