"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.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.