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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Bent on ( ঝোঁক ) He is bent on playing cricket.
  • Belong to ( অধিকারে থাকা ) This house is no more belongs to him.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Sanguine of ( নিশ্চিত ) She is sanguine of her success.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.

Idioms:

  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.