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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Prior to ( পূর্বে ) Prior to that, he was in a wretched condition.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.