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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Comment on ( মন্তব্য করা ) He commented favorably on the point.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.