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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Enter into ( প্রবেশ করা ) He entered into the room.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.