"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.