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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.