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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.
  • Pleased at ( সন্তুষ্ট (কোনকিছু) ) I am pleased at the news.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Die for ( মারা যাওয়া (কারণ) ) He died for his country.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )