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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.

Idioms:

  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.