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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At once back and call ( বাধ্য ) He is always at my back and call.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.