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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Count upon ( নির্ভর করা ) I count upon your help for this work.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Fall flat ( ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া ) My advice feel fiat on him.