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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Make out ( বুঝতে পারা ) I cannot make out what you say.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )