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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.