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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Displeased at ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Respect to ( সম্বন্ধে ) We are talking with respect to that matter.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.
  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.