"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.