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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.