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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.