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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.