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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Fatal to ( মারাত্মক ) he doctor's mistake proved fatal to his life.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • 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.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.