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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.