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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Argue for ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him for the point.
  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.

Idioms:

  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.