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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Annoyed for ( বিরক্ত (কোন কিছু) ) I was annoyed for the music.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.