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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.