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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.