"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.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.