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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Occupied in ( নিয়োজিত ) He is occupied in writing a letter.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.