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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Commence on ( শুরু করা ) Our examination commences on the 3rd July.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Look at ( তাকানো ) Look at the moon.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Bone of contention ( বিবাদের বিষয় ) The paternal property is the bone of contention between the two brothers.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.