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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Smile on ( অনুগ্রহ করা ) Fortune smiled on him.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Jump to ( তাড়াহুড়ো করে সিদ্ধান্তে আসা ) Do not jump to a conclusion without much thinking.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • By and by ( শীঘ্র ) He will come here by and by.
  • bad faith ( বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা )
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.