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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.