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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Sick of ( পীড়িত, ক্লান্ত ) He is sick for home.
  • Occupied with ( নিয়োজিত (কাজ) ) He is occupied with his studies.
  • Interest in ( আগ্রহ ) He has a special interest in history.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.

Idioms:

  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.