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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.