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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Wanting in ( বিহীন ) He is wanting in common sense.
  • Confident of ( স্থির বিশ্বাসী ) I am confident of success.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • All at once ( হঠাৎ ) All at once a tiger came out of the forest.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.