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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.
  • Respond to ( উত্তর দেওয়া ) Nobody responded to my call.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.

Idioms:

  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.