"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.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )