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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Agree with ( একমত হওয়া (ব্যক্তি) ) I agree with you on this point
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • be bad at ( দক্ষ না হওয়া )
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.