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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • From A to Z ( প্রথম হইতে শেষ পয্র্ন্ত ) The statement is true from A to Z.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.