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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.