"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.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.