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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Callous to ( উদাসীন ) He is callous to my suffering.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.
  • Dispose of ( বিক্রয় করা ) He disposed of his books.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.

Idioms:

  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.