"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.