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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Sensible of ( বোধ সম্পন্ন ) She is sensible of the risk.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )