"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.