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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Deal with ( ব্যবহার করা ) He deals well with the customers.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Acquainted with ( পরিচিত ) I am acquainted with her.

Idioms:

  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Beggar description ( বর্ণনাতীত ) The beauty of the Taj beggars description.
  • Make both ends meet ( আয়ব্যয় মেলানো ) I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
  • 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.