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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Excel in ( তুলনামূলক ভাবে সুন্দর হওয়া ) He excels in painting.
  • Live on ( খেয়ে বাঁচা ) The cow lives on grass.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Call to mind ( স্মরণ করা ) I cannot call to mind your name.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.