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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Suffer from ( কষ্ট পাওয়া ) He is suffering from fever.
  • Lament for ( বিলাপ করা ) She lamented for her child.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means