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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Dull at ( কাঁচা ) He is dull at Physics.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.

Idioms:

  • Set free ( মুক্ত করা ) The prisoners were set free.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • 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
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.