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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.

Idioms:

  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.