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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Eligible for ( যোগ্য ) He is eligible for the post.
  • Close to ( নিকটে ) The school is very close to our house.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Charge on or against ( অভিযোগ করা (ব্যক্তি) ) Theft was charged on (against) him.

Idioms:

  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • Hush money ( ঘুষ ) He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.