"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.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Restore to ( ফিরিয়ে দেওয়া ) Restore his property to him.
  • According to ( অনুসারে ) According to his order i went there.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Rest with ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) The whole matter rests with you.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) He is a black sheep in his family.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses