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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Distinguish between ( প্রভেদ করা ) Distinguish between a phrase and a clause.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush