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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Avail of ( সুযোগ গ্রহণ করা ) You must avail yourself of the business.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.

Idioms:

  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.