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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.