"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.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Mad with ( উন্মাদ প্রায় ) He is mad with pain.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.

Idioms:

  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Stick to ( দৃঢ়ভাবে লেগে থাকা ) He sticks to his decision.
  • At random ( বেপরোয়া ; এলোমেলো ) He hit the ball at random.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • At once finger ends ( নখদর্পণে ) All these facts are at his finger ends.