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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind of ( প্রকার ) What kind of paper is it?
  • Affection for ( স্নেহ ) The teacher feels affection for every pupils.
  • Care of ( যত্ন নেওয়া ) Take care of your health.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.