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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.