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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Listen to ( শোনা ) Listen to the news on the radio.
  • Appeal to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He appealed to the Headmaster for pardon.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.