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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.

Idioms:

  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family