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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Obsessed with ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed with the idea.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • In fine ( পরিশেষ ) In fine he declared his plan.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.