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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.