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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Clue to ( সূত্র ) Find out the clue to the mystery.
  • Good at ( দক্ষ ) He is good at tennis.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Count for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) His advice counts for nothing.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.