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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.