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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • tickled pink ( খুব খুশি করানো ) She was tickled pink by the good news.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.