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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.

Idioms:

  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )