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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Obstacle to ( বাধা ) Poverty is often obstacle to higher studies.
  • Remind of ( মনে করিয়ে দেওয়া (কোনকিছু) ) I reminded him of his promise.
  • Appeal for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He appealed for pardon.
  • Officiate for ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • Bed of roses ( আরামদায়ক অবস্থা ) Life is not a bed of roses.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.