"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.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.

Idioms:

  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.