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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )