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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Trust with ( বিশ্বাস করা (জিনিস) ) You may trust me with the work.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Die from ( মারা যাওয়া (প্রতিক্রিয়া) ) He died form over-eating.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Pros and cons ( খুঁটিনাটি ) You should consider the Pros and cons of the system.