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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Consist of ( গঠিত হওয়া ) This class consists of fifty boys and thirty girls.
  • Retire from ( অবসর লওয়া ) He retired from service on a pension.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.