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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )