"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.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.