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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Think of ( চিন্তা করা (ব্যক্তি) ) What do you think of (about) him?
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Differ with ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.