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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Sensitive to ( সংবেদনশীল ) She is sensitive to cold.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.

Idioms:

  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Book worm ( গ্রন্থকীট ) Don't be a book worm.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.