"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.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.

Idioms:

  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • To the contrary ( কাহারও বক্তব্যের বিপক্ষে ) In the court he said nothing to the contrary.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.