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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Admit to ( ভর্তি করা ) Khadil was admitted to university.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Devote to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) He devotes much time to study.

Idioms:

  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • At a low ebb ( নিম্নমুখী ) His fame is at a low ebb now.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.