"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.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Endowed with ( ভূষিত ) He is endowed with talents.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.

Idioms:

  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.