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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Laugh at ( বিদ্রুপ করা ) Do not taught at the poor.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.

Idioms:

  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.