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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Attend on ( সেবা করা ) She attends on her mother.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Key to ( সমাধানের উপায় ) He has found out the key to his problem.
  • Desire for ( ইচ্ছা ) He has no desire for fame.

Idioms:

  • be on ones back ( একেবারে কুপোকাত )
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • At last ( অবশেষে ) I got my missing book at last.
  • Stone's throw ( অতি নিকটে ) Our school is at a stone's throw form our house.
  • In time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) He reached the station in time.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.