"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.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.