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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • After all ( সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও ) After all, he is a patriot.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel