"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.
  • Disgusted at ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Engaged with ( নিযুক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.

Idioms:

  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
  • Turn down ( প্রত্যাখান করা ) He turned down my proposal.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.