"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.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.