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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.

Idioms:

  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • big cheese ( দলের বা পরিবারের সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ব্যক্তি ) He is the big cheese who control everything in our group.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • bell the cat ( সর্তকতার জন্য বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাধা ; কোন কাজ যেটা অর্জন করা কঠিন বা অসম্ভব ) Everybody is trying but who actually bell the cat?