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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Marry to ( বিবাহ দেওয়া ) He married his daughter to a rich man.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.

Idioms:

  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.