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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake