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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.

Idioms:

  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.