"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.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.