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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Supply to ( যোগান দেওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) He supplied food to us.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake