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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • 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.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.