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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • 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.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.