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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Partiality for ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He has no Partiality for his son.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.

Idioms:

  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )