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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.