"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.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Difference between ( পার্থক্য ) There is no difference between the two brothers.

Idioms:

  • Out of doors ( বাহিরে ) It is rather cold out of doors.
  • when pigs fly ( কখনও না ) I will help you when pigs fly
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Catch red handed ( হাতে নাতে ধরা ) The thief was caught red handed.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Cock and bull story ( গাঁজাখুরি গল্প ) Nobody will believe your cock and bull story