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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Prohibit from ( বারণ করা ) I prohibited him from going there.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Blind to ( দোষের প্রতি অন্ধ ) He is blind to his won faults.
  • Aware of ( সচেতন ) Man should aware of the danger of environment pollution.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.

Idioms:

  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.