"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.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Deaf to ( শুনতে অনিচ্ছুক ) He is deaf to my request.
  • Look over ( পরীক্ষা করা ) He is looking over the answer papers.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Popular with ( জনপ্রিয় ) He is popular with all for his good behaviour.

Idioms:

  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • At home ( দক্ষ ) He is at home in mathematics.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )