"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.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.