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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Stare at ( একদৃষ্টিতে তাকানো ) She stared at me.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Out of order ( বিকল ) This car is out of order.