"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.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.