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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Relevant to ( প্রাসঙ্গিক ) Your remark is not relevant to the point.
  • End in ( শেষ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.