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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Satisfied with ( সন্তুষ্ট ) I am satisfied with him or I am satisfied of the truth.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.