"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.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )