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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.

Idioms:

  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.