"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.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Delight in ( আনন্দ ) He takes delight in music.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Senior to ( বয়সে বড়, উচ্চপদস্থ ) He is senior to me by four years.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • Hold good ( প্রযুক্ত হওয়া ) This ruls will not hold good here.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • In order to ( উদ্দেশ্য ) He came here in order to meet my mother.