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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Proud of ( গর্বিত ) He is proud of his position.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home