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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.