"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.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.

Idioms:

  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.