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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Weak in ( কাঁচা ) He is weak in Mathematics.
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Prefer to ( অধিক পছন্দ করা ) I prefer coffee to tea.

Idioms:

  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )