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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Charge with ( অভিযোগ করা (ত্রুটি) ) He was charged with theft.
  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At all events ( যাই ঘটুক সব ক্ষেত্রেই ) I shall stand by him at all events.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly