"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.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.