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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Cure of ( আরগ্য হওয়া ) He will be cured of the disease very soon.

Idioms:

  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush