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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.
  • Junior to ( নিম্নপদস্থ ; বয়সে কম ) He is junior to me in service.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Free from ( মুক্ত ) He is now free from danger.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • In vogue ( চালু ) This custom is not in vogue now.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.