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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • True to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is true to his master.

Idioms:

  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.