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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bring to light ( প্রকাশ করা ) At last all the facts were brought to light.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.