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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Require of ( প্রয়োজন হওয়া (কোন কিছু) ) I required a loan of him.

Idioms:

  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.