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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • 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.
  • In one's teens ( তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মধ্যে ) She is yet in her teens.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.