"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.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.

Idioms:

  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • to the bad ( মন্দাবস্থায় ; ঘাটতি অবস্থায় )
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.