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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Angry for ( রাগান্বিত (কোন কিছু) ) I am angry for something.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.