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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Divide between ( ভাগ করা (দুটি বা দুজন) ) Divide the apple between Raqib and Shafique.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )