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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Busy with ( ব্যস্ত ) He is busy with his studies.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.