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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.