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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.