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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.

Idioms:

  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.