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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Blush with (for) ( লজ্জায় রাঙা হওয়া ) She blushed with shame.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.