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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Burst into ( ভেঙ্গে পড়া ) He burst into tears at the sad news
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Adjacent to ( সংলগ্ন ) Her college is adjacent to her house.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up