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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Quarrel with ( কলহ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Similar to ( সদৃশ ) This pen is similar to that.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Faithful to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) The dog is faithful to his master.

Idioms:

  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • put the cart before the horse ( স্বাভাবিক অবস্থা উলটাইয়া দেওয়া ; অস্বাভাবিক অবস্থা পরিণত করা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.