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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Quick of ( চটপটে ) He is quick of understanding.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • Bosom friend ( অন্তরঙ্গ বন্ধু ) Rifat is my bosom friend.
  • Cut to the quick ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) I was cut to the quick by his words.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • have ones eyes ( কারও হাতে বিস্তর কাজ থাকা )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.