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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Argue against ( যূক্তি দেখানো (কোন কিছু) ) I argued with him against the point.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • keep your chin up ( সুখি হওয়া ) His attempt keep your chin up
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )