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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.

Idioms:

  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )