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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • False to ( মিথ্যাবাদী ) I cannot be false to my friend.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.