"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.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel