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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.