"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
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.

Idioms:

  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.