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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Mourn for ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn for the dead.
  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.