"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.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.