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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Affectionate to ( স্নেহশীল ) He is affectionate to me.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Fish in a troubled water ( এলোমোলো অবস্থায় সুযোগ নেওয়া ) He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.