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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.