"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.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.