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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Abound in ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) Fish abounds in this river.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Look into ( অনুসন্ধান করা ) I am looking into the matter.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.

Idioms:

  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • By all means ( সবর্প্রকার ) Try to do it by all means.