"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.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )