"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
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.

Idioms:

  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.