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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Enquire into ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Indifferent to ( উদাসীন ) He is indifferent to our problem.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • put a spoke to ones wheel ( কারও উন্নতিতে বাধা হওয়া )
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.