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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • At all ( আদৌ ) He does not know French at all.