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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Different from ( পৃথক ) This book is different from that.
  • Engaged to ( বাগদত্ত ) Lila was engaged to him.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.