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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.
  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Unite with ( ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়া ) Be united with your friends.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.