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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • At least ( অন্ততঃ ) At least one hundred boys will come to school today.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.