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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.