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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Opposite to ( বিপরীত ) Your idea is opposite to mine.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Rich in ( সম্পদশালী ) Bangladesh is rich in minerals.

Idioms:

  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.