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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Heir of ( উত্তরাধিকারী (ব্যক্তি) ) He is the heir of his uncle.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Escape by ( রক্ষা করা ) He escaped by a hair breadth.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • be in ones bad books ( কারও অপ্রিয় হওয়া )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In a fix ( মুশকিলে পতিত ) He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.