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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.

Idioms:

  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.