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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.