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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.

Idioms:

  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.