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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )