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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Glance at ( চোখ বুলিয়ে নেওয়া ) He glanced at me casually.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Admit of ( স্বীকৃতি পাওয়া ) Your conduct admits of no excuse.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.

Idioms:

  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • At a stretch ( একটানা ) He can run ten miles at a stretch.