"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.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.