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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.