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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.

Idioms:

  • Cats and dogs ( মূষল ধারে ) It was raining cats and dogs.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • Heart and soul ( সর্বান্তঃকরণে ) Try heard and soul and you will succeed.
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • To the letter ( অক্ষরে অক্ষরে ) He followed my advice to the letter.