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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.