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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.

Idioms:

  • vile sycophant ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.