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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Assign to ( নির্দিষ্ট করে দেওয়া ) He assigned the task to me.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.