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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.