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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.

Idioms:

  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.