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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Subject to ( শর্তাধীন ) This is subject to approval of the committee.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Make for ( অগ্রসর হওয়া ) The ship made for England.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.