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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • 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 )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.