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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.