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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.