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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.

Idioms:

  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • harp on the same string ( এক কথা বারবার বলা )