"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.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Succeed in ( সাফল্য লাভ করা ) He will succeed in life.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Abound with ( প্রচুর পরিমাণে থাকা ) The ocean abounds with fish.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • To the backbone ( হাড়ে হাড়ে ) The boy is wicked to the backbone.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.