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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.
  • Impose on ( চাপানো ) The task was imposed on him.
  • Weak of ( দূর্বল ) He is weak of understanding.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Big gun ( নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি ) He is a big gun of our locality.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story
  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.