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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Quarrel about ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another about the property.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.

Idioms:

  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • For good ( চিরকালের জন্য ) He left the country for good.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.