"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.
  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.
  • Polite in ( নম্র ) He is polite in his manners. (Polite to strangers).

Idioms:

  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Above board ( সংশয়হীন ভাবে নির্দোষ ) His activities are open and above board.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.