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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.

Idioms:

  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide