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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Fond of ( অনুরাগী ) Children are fond of sweets.
  • Prompt in ( চটপটে (উত্তর) ) He is prompt in his answer.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Responsible for ( দায়ী (কোন কার্জ) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Differ on ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (ব্যপার) ) I differ with you on this point.

Idioms:

  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.