"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.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • 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
  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.