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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Aloof from ( দূরে থাকা ) Keep yourself aloof from bad company.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • bad shoot ( অসংগত অনুমান )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • but me no buts ( কিন্তু কিন্তু করো না )