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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.

Idioms:

  • blue blood ( অভিজাত বংশের রক্ত বহনকারী )
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.