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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fill with ( পরিপূর্ণ ) This tank is filled with water.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Cope with ( সামলানো ) I cannot cope with the situation.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.

Idioms:

  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist