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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Attend to ( মনোযোগ দেওয়া ) Attend to your lesson.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Look up ( শব্দার্থ খোঁজা ) Look up the word in the dictionary.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.