"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.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?

Idioms:

  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist