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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.

Idioms:

  • In the long run ( পরিশেষে ) You will have to suffer in the long run.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.