"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.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.