"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.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • queer go ( অদ্ভুত ব্যপার )