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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Despair of ( নিরাশ হওয়া ) Do not despair of success.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Oblige to ( বাধিত করা ) I am obliged to him for his co-operation.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.