"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.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.

Idioms:

  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.