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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.
  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • In no time ( শীঘ্র ) He will finish the work in no time.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.