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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hope for ( আশা করা ) Let us hope for the best.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )