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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Liking for ( রুচি ) She has a liking for music.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.