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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Parallel to ( সমান্তরাল ) This line is parallel to that.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Appetite for ( ক্ষুধা ) The patient has no appetite for food.

Idioms:

  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.