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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.