"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.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • Out of temper ( ক্রুদ্ধ ) He is out of temper now.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.