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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.

Idioms:

  • a piece of cake ( খুবই সহজ ) This assignment is a piece of cake
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.