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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.