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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Acquit of ( খালাস দেওয়া ) High court acquit him of the charge.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.

Idioms:

  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )