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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Contribute to ( দান হিসাবে দেওয়া ) He contributed one thousand taka to the Flood Relief Fund.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Above all ( প্রধানত ; সর্বোপরি ) We should be kind, polite, and above all honest.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.