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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hunger for ( তীব্র আকাঙ্খা ) His hunger for knowledge surprised us.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Aptitude for ( স্বাভাবিক দক্ষতা ) I have no aptitude for Mathematics.
  • Trust with ( বিশ্বাস করা (জিনিস) ) You may trust me with the work.
  • Agree to ( একমত হওয়া (প্রস্তাব) ) I can't agree to the proposals.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.