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

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Exempt from ( রেহাই দেওয়া ) He was exempted from the fine.
  • Admit into ( প্রবেশাধিকার দেওয়া ) He was admitted into the room.
  • Liable to ( দায়ী ) He is liable to fine for his misconduct.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Arrive at ( পৌঁছানো ) We arrived at the station in time.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.