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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Worthy of ( যোগ্য ) He is worthy of our praise.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Accustomed to ( অভ্যস্ত ) I am accustomed to such a life.
  • Faith in ( বিশ্বাস ) I have no faith in him.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.