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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Afraid of ( ভীত ) I am not afraid of ghosts.
  • Esteem for ( শ্রদ্ধা ) He has esteem for the superiors.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.