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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Need for ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I have no need for more money.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.

Idioms:

  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.