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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.