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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Provide against ( পূর্বে ব্যবস্থা করা ; সরবরাহ করা ) You must provide against evil days for your children.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • 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.