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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Believe in ( বিশ্বাস করা ) I do not believe in his honesty.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Conscious of ( সচেতন ) He is conscious of his weakness.

Idioms:

  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.
  • 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.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.