"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.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.