"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
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Pleased with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am pleased with him.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.