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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.

Idioms:

  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.