"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.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Die in ( মারা যাওয়া (শান্তি) ) Let me die in peace.
  • Deprived of ( বঞ্চিত ) He was deprived of his property.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.