"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.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.