"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.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules

Idioms:

  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.