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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.