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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Capable to ( সক্ষম ) He is capable of doing this alone.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.