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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.