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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.