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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Absent from ( অনুপস্থিত ) Rifat was absent from college.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.