"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.

Idioms:

  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.