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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Apply to ( আবেদন করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He applied to he Secretary for the post.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Late in ( দেরি ) Why are you so late in coming?
  • Apply for ( আবেদন করা (কোন কিছু) ) He applied to the Secretary for the post.
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Anxious for ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is anxious for getting a job.

Idioms:

  • be up and doing ( উঠে-পড়ে লাগা )
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • reap the harvest of sin ( কর্ম ভোগ করা )
  • Dead against ( তীব্র বিরোধী ) I am dead against his proposal.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • pound of flesh ( এক চুল এদিক ওদিক নয় )