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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Offended at ( বিরক্ত (কোন কাজে) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Attach to ( জুড়ে দেওয়া ) Attach this file to the email.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Zealous for ( আগ্রহী ) He is zealous for improvement.

Idioms:

  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )