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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Prone to ( ঝোঁক আছে এমন ) He is prone to idleness.

Idioms:

  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • Out of the wood ( বিপদমুক্ত ) He is not yet out of the wood.
  • Out of sorts ( ঈষৎ অসুস্থ ) He is out of sorts now.