"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.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.