"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.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.