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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.

Idioms:

  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.