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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.