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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.