"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.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Rely on ( নির্ভর করা ) You can rely on him.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Die in harness ( কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া ) Dr. Sen died in harness.