"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.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Part from ( বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He parted form his friend.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.