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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.