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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Open at ( উন্মুক্ত করা বা খোলা ) Open at page 20 of English book.
  • Tired of ( ক্লান্ত ) I am Tired of doing the same thing day after day.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.

Idioms:

  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • By fits and starts ( অনিয়মিত ; মাঝে মাঝে ) He works by fits and starts.
  • Steer clear of ( এড়াইয়া চলা ) You must steer clear of evil company.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.