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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.