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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Complain against ( অভিযোগ করা (অন্য ব্যক্তি) ) The complained to the Director against the Manager about her behavior.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Careful of ( যত্নবান ) He is careful of his money.
  • Envious of ( ঈর্ষান্বিত ) I am not envious of his riches.

Idioms:

  • Dead of night ( মধ্য রাত্রি ) The robbers broke into the house at dead of night.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )