"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.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.

Idioms:

  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.