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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Useful to ( প্রয়োজনীয় (ব্যক্তি) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )