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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Certain of ( নিশ্চিত ) He is now certain of his ground.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • cringing flatterer ( খঁয়ের খা )
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.