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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Owe to ( ঋণী হওয়া ) I owe my all to him.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Now and then ( মাঝে মাঝে ) He comes here now and then.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • By chance ( দৈবাৎ ) I met him on the way by chance.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.